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Observability is for your unknown unknowns (Interview)

Aug 7, 2019

Christine Yen, co-founder and CEO of Honeycomb, dives deep into the world of observability for developers. She discusses how observability serves as a superpower, enabling teams to improve code quality and resilience against failures. Christine highlights the cultural shifts needed for its adoption, the emotional dynamics within tech teams, and the importance of real-time insights. She also explores intelligent data sampling and the critical role of tailored tools in modern software architecture, making a compelling case for embracing observability in development practices.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Bridging the Divide: Observability in DevOps

18min

Enhancing Observability Through Intelligent Sampling and Contextual Data

4min

Understanding Observability in Modern Systems

17min

Evaluating Observability Tools for Team Success

2min

The Power of Observability in Development

20min

Celebrating Insights and Community Engagement

2min

Christine Yen (co-founder and CEO of Honeycomb) joined the show to talk about her upcoming talk at Strange Loop titled “Observability: Superpowers for Developers.” We talk practically about observability and how it delivers on these superpowers. We also cover the biggest hurdles to observability, the cultural shifts needed in teams to implement observability, and even the gains the entire organization can enjoy when you deliver high-quality code and you’re able to respond to system failure with resilience.

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Christine Yen – Website, GitHub, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

“testing is for known knowns, monitoring is for known unknowns, observability is for unknown unknowns” – Jez Humble

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